First-generation college students are less likely than their
peers to earn degrees, even when differences in high-school
preparation have been taken into account, according to a College
Board analysis of more than 1.1 million student records.

The study, which was was presented on Tuesday at the annual
conference of the Association for Institutional Research here,
examined the fates of SAT-takers who had graduated from high school
in 1999. The College Board worked with the